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Abstract

Abstract

Copyright infringement is known as the use of copyrighted works without the permission of the creators, copyright holders or authors. It is a form of dishonesty and a violation of the authors' economic and exclusive rights. In general, copyright infringement activities have taken place in various ways such as theft, piracy, reuse and plagiarism among students pursuing degree programmes in higher education institutions in Sri Lanka. In this backdrop, this study aims to examine awareness of copyright infringement among students pursuing undergraduate degree programmes at state universities in Sri Lanka. The primary and secondary data have been used in the study. The primary data were collected by Self-Administered Questionnaires (SAQ) distributed to 356 of the selected participants. Selected students are continuing their education in 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020, including general and honours degree programmes. The samples were selected based on Random Sampling Method (RSM). All received questionnaires were analysed in a descriptive way with the help of SPSS (Version-26) and the results were presented by illustrating in the form of tables. According to the results, it was found that 58.1% of participants were not aware that copyright infringement as an academic dishonesty, as well as copyright law (Intellectual Property Act No.36 of 2003) which is enforced by Sri Lankan government in order to protect intellectual properties. 77.4% of the participants proved that copyright infringement is a kind of prohibited act in their own religion (Islam, Buddhism, Christianity and Hinduism). Moreover, the main factors that lead to copyright infringement of study samples were a lack of awareness of copyright law (38%), the high cost of textbooks (64.6%), and the fear of having low greats in semester examinations (77.4%). The findings of present study would be important to stimulate academics, library personnel, university officials, and policymakers to think of ways to prevent the students from engaging in copyright infringements in future. Moreover, it is a firm belief of the researchers that findings of this study could be a remarkable starting point for future researchers.

Bahasa Abstract

Pelanggaran hak cipta dikenal sebagai penggunaan karya berhak cipta tanpa izin dari pencipta, pemegang hak cipta atau penulis. Ini adalah bentuk ketidakjujuran dan pelanggaran hak ekonomi dan eksklusif penulis. Secara umum, kegiatan pelanggaran hak cipta telah terjadi dalam berbagai cara seperti pencurian, pembajakan dan plagiarisme di kalangan siswa mengejar program gelar di lembaga pendidikan tinggi di Sri Lanka. Dalam latar belakang ini, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji kesadaran akan pelanggaran hak cipta di kalangan siswa yang mengejar program gelar sarjana di universitas negeri di Sri Lanka. Data primer dan sekunder telah digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Data primer dikumpulkan oleh Self-Administered Questionnaires (SAQ) yang didistribusikan kepada 356 peserta terpilih. Siswa terpilih melanjutkan pendidikan mereka pada tahun 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019 dan 2019/2020, termasuk program gelar umum dan kehormatan. Sampel dipilih berdasarkan Random Sampling Method (RSM). Semua kuesioner yang diterima dianalisis secara deskriptif dengan bantuan SPSS (Versi-26) dan hasilnya disajikan dengan mengilustrasikan dalam bentuk tabel. Menurut hasil, ditemukan bahwa 58,1% peserta tidak menyadari bahwa pelanggaran hak cipta sebagai ketidakjujuran akademik, serta undang-undang hak cipta (Undang-Undang Kekayaan Intelektual No.36 tahun 2003) yang diberlakukan oleh pemerintah Sri Lanka untuk melindungi kekayaan intelektual. 77,4% dari peserta membuktikan bahwa pelanggaran hak cipta adalah semacam tindakan terlarang dalam agama mereka sendiri (Islam, Budha, Kristen dan Hindu). Selain itu, faktor utama yang menyebabkan pelanggaran hak cipta sampel penelitian adalah kurangnya kesadaran akan undang-undang hak cipta (38%), tingginya biaya buku teks (64,6%), dan ketakutan memiliki prestasi tinggi yang rendah dalam ujian semester (77,4%). Temuan penelitian ini akan menjadi penting untuk merangsang akademisi, personil perpustakaan, pejabat universitas, dan pembuat kebijakan untuk memikirkan cara-cara untuk mencegah siswa dari terlibat dalam pelanggaran hak cipta di masa depan. Selain itu, adalah keyakinan kuat para peneliti bahwa temuan penelitian ini bisa menjadi titik awal yang luar biasa bagi para peneliti masa depan.

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